Paranormal Pair?

Photo date: June 28, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a purple orb and a blue orb I photographed near a building in New York.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good."

Sky Something

Photo date: June 26, 2017.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious blue orb I photographed near a building in New York.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good."

Were the Orbs Playing Gargoyle?

Photo date: June 29, 2017.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows two mysterious orbs that seemed perched on jutting tops of a building, as if they were "playing gargoyle."

Was the orb below (photographed on the previous day) also "playing gargoyle"?

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on either of these nights.

Red-Green Orb Above the 17th Century Building

Photo date: June 29, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious red-green orb above one of the oldest buildings in New York City, one dating back to the 17th century.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good."

Eclipse of the Blue Sky Orbs

Photo date: June 28, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows two blue sky orbs  near the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. One seems to be in front of the other.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good."

A Speeding Pink Orb

Photo date: June 26, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows what looks like a speeding pink orb near a tower in Manhattan.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good."

Orbs Above the Trees

Photo date: June 27, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photos below show some blue orbs I photographed in New York City. The moon was less than a half moon on this night.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.  The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good."

Hues of the Blue Sky Orbs

Photo date: June 26, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photos below show two mysterious blue orbs I photographed near towers in Manhattan. The one on the left was 11 percent of the total photo height.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good." 

Yet Another "Roof-Resting" Orb

Photo date: June 27, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows an orb perched mysteriously atop a building roof, on a night. See here for 24 other photos of mysterious orbs on roof tops.

 There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good."

Did the Sky Orb Have a Rash?

Photo date: June 26, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo at left shows a mysterious sky orb with a strange little red spot on its top.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good."

Strange "Sawed" Orbs

Photo date: June 26, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

Since buying a Sony a5000 camera (one I am quite happy with), I notice that a small fraction (less than 5%) of the mysterious orbs I photograph have a kind of "sawed" appearance, as if someone had sawed off one edge of the orb. Below are three photos showing orbs with such an appearance, one of which has an unusual cyan color.

There as no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good."

Multicolored Mystery

Photo date: June 26, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a multicolored orb I photographed near a building in Manhattan. 

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

Blue, Brisk and Baffling

Photo date: June 26, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows what looks a speeding blue orb I photographed at Grand Central Terminal in New York.

Vivid Visitor

Photo date: June 24, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious blue orb that almost seems to be peeking into the lighted window of a building.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good."

She Also Gets Orbs with Curved Stripes

 Andrea Corsick has some stunning new photos on her Facebook page. In this photo (which requires a Facebook login) she shows an orb with a curved stripe at its bottom.  It looks like 10 photos I have taken showing orbs with a curved stripe at the top or bottom, which you can see here.  I have a total of more than 70 photos showing mysterious orbs with curved stripes (as you can see here).

Andrea has some astonishing photos you can see without a Facebook login by going to this page.

Translucent Orbs Spook the Night

Photo date: June 24, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photos below show two transparent orbs I photographed near buildings in New York City.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good."

Twilight Appearance

Photo date: June 24, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious orb I photographed in Grand Central Terminal in New York.

Edge Enigma

Photo date: June 24, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious blue orb near a tower in Manhattan.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good."

Another Mysterious Orb with a T Shape

Photo date: June 24, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious orb I photographed indoors.  The orb has a T-shape inside it (the T-shape is slightly slanted to the right).

 The mysterious orb I photographed in the photo below (from this post) also has a T-shape.

This is the 21st recurring pattern I have classified in mysterious orbs I have photographed. The visual below shows these patterns (see here for a post that shows multiple examples of all of these patterns).

Was the Bright Orb Peeking Into the One Lighted Window?

Photo date: June 24, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious orb near the Waldorf Astoria hotel, which is closed for renovations.  It's rather as if the orb was peeking into the one lighted window we see in the picture.  We see something very similar (at the same building) in this photo.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

Blue Ringed Orb Above St. Patrick's

Photo date: June 24, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious blue orb above St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. Like 130+  other mysterious orbs I have photographed, we can see an outer ring with a circumference about 85%  of the total orb circumference.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

The "String of Pearls" Effect Continues

Photo date: June 22, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photos below show two speeding orbs I photographed in Grand Central Terminal in New York.  In both cases we see the "string of pearls" effect I have photographed more than 75 times (as shown in this series of posts).  When this effect occurs, the photo will show what looks like different position states of a speeding orb, which look like pearls on a pearl necklace.

"Sawed" Sky Orb

Photo date: June 22, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

As shown here, I occasionally photograph mysterious orbs that look as if one edge of the orb had been sawed off. Below is an example, one with a vivid shade of blue.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

The Orb Stripes Looked Like Meandering Rivers

Photo date: June 23, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photos below show three mysterious orbs I photographed indoors.  In the first two, we see orb stripes that resemble winding, meandering rivers.

Big Blue Orb Spooks the Sky

Photo date: June 22, 2017.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a large blue orb I photographed above a building in New York. The orb took up 10 percent of the height of the full photo.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

Spheres of Strangeness

Photo date: June 22, 2017.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photos below show mysterious orbs I photographed in Manhattan.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

Anomalous Appearance

Photo date: June 21, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a strange-looking orb above an apartment building in New York.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

Striped Enigma

Photo date:  June 21, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a striped orb I photographed indoors.

This is the 14th time I have photographed a mysterious orb with a straight stripe in one corner or side of the orb. This is one of 20 recurring patterns of mysterious orbs that I have classified. The table below lists each type, and the number of occurrences of each type.

Description	Cases	Comments	URL
Inverted Y	7	Rather like the lower case lambda character, part of the Greek alphabet	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-seventh-photo-ive-taken-of.html
Umbilical cord ( AKA "cul-de-sac")	10	Resembles an umbilical cord with a curved loop. Is it a symbol of motherhood?	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-10th-appearance-of-this-orb-motif.html
Curved stripe at top or bottom	10	May be on top or bottom of orb	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/01/high-enigma-of-striped-orb.html http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2016/07/more-striped-orbs_18.html  http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/04/occurrence-10-of-this-orb-pattern.html http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-9th-time-ive-seen-this-orb-pattern.html
Diagonal stripe	25	Goes from one side of orb to another, diagonally. Looks like a slash (not a backslash)	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-21st-mysterious-orb-ive.html http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/04/why-mysterious-orbs-arent-like.html  http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-23rd-diagonal-slash-stripe-in.html  http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-24th-and-25th-mysterious-orbs-with.html
Short diagonal stripe	5	Goes from top right corner toward center	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-5th-sky-orb-ive-photographed-with.html
Hose and circle	9	Looks like a ball that has fallen out of a tube	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-9th-time-ive-photographed-this.html
Slanted C	12	Looks like a C shape, tilted over quite a bit to the right	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-slanted-c-orb-pattern-keeps.html
Inverted V	7	Looks rather like the caret character (an inverted V)	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-7th-inverted-v-orb-ive-photographed.html
Hook-like stripe	6	Has a kind of candy-cane shape	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2016/07/another-orb-with-hook-like-stripe.html http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2016/11/strange-stripes-on-mysterious-orb.html  http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2016/07/blue-orbs-haunt-windows.html http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/05/confounding-cane.htm  http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-orb-stripe-blended-seamlessly-with.html
Curvy 9 which fell down	2	Looks like a curvy nine which “fell down”	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2016/07/two-striped-orbs-with-same-fingerprint.html
4 stripes	2	Straight lines intersecting in a particular shape	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-same-strange-mark-on-two-striped.html
Broken squiggly T	3	One wiggly horizontal stripe at the top well above a vertical stripe at the bottom	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2016/07/reappearance-of-double-striped-orb.html
Hockey stick	5	A stripe with a shape resembling a hockey stick	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/05/another-hockey-stick-orb.html http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/06/another-sky-orb-with-hockey-stick-stripe.htm
Backslash	7	Goes from one side of orb to another, diagonally. Looks like a backslash (not a slash)	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/02/night-of-backslash-sky-orbs.html http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/03/baffling-backslash-balls.html http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/04/another-backslash-sky-orb.html
Belt-like	14	A stripe goes from the left side of the orb to the right side, horizontally.	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/03/another-mysterious-orb-with-belt-like.html http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-belts-of-baffling-balls.html  http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/03/wall-wonders.html  http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/04/belts-of-baffling-balls.html  http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-belt-of-baffling-ball.html
J-like	4	A stripe resembling the letter J.	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-third-j-letter-ive-photographed-in.html http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/05/stripes-of-strange-orbs.html
Two-thirds of a Y	3	Resembles the letter Y with the left-most part missing	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/04/separated-at-birth.html http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/04/two-bs-in-this-striped-orbs.html
T with slanted top	4	Resembles the letter T, but with a slight break between the lines, and a slanted top that isn't wavy	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/04/recurring-orb-pattern-18.html http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-4th-time-ive-seen-this-orb-pattern.html
Corner chord	14	The corner of the orb has a line stretching from one point on the circumference of the orb to another point on the circumference	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-corner-chord-orb-pattern.html http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/04/freaky-but-familiar.html  http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/06/confounding-chord.html This post
Side curve	6	The orb has a curved stripe on its left or right side	http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/04/side-curve-orbs.html http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/05/curved-stripe-of-speeding-blue-orb.html http://orbpro.blogspot.com/2017/05/strange-orbs.html

Moth and the Mystery Things

I took two of the photos below on June 21, 2017, and the other on June 15, 2017. The photo at the top right seems to be a moth. But what about the photo on the left? I suppose it could be a dragonfly, although I can never recall seeing one in New York City.  As for the photo at bottom (cropped from the left edge of a larger photo), it is very hard to explain, as it looks like no insect I know of.

Orb Rises Like a Rocket

Photo date: June 20, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo at left shows a bright speeding orb I photographed in Grand Central Terminal in New York, one of hundreds of speeding orbs I have photographed at this location. The right photo shows a blue orb I photographed at the same location.

A Pink Striped Orb

Photo date: June 20, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious pink striped orb I photographed indoors. The stripe on the right has a kind of shadow stripe, as I have photographed quite a few times before, as shown here.

Was the Orb Sliding Down the Rainbow?

Photo date: June 19, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a rainbow I photographed last night.  A small orb rather seems to be aligned with the rainbow's edge.  It looks like what we also see in this photo (by another photographer) of an orb aligned with a rainbow. 

I took this photo indoors, through an open window. It didn't seem to be raining, and only 2 of about 25 photos I took at this time showed an orb (none had what looked like raindrops).  Rainbows normally occur after rain.

Colorful Sky Orbs

The photos below show colorful orbs in the sky that I photographed on June 14, 2017, May 15, 2017, and April 14, 2017.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on these nights.

More Multicolored Sky Orbs

The grid below shows various multicolored orbs I have photographed in the night sky on dry nights.  See here for the original posts with these photos.

Confounding Chord

Photo date: June 18, 2019. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

In geometry a chord is a line connecting two points on a curve. I have 13 times photographed mysterious orbs with a chord stripe in one of the corners of the orb.  Below is the 13th and latest case of this orb pattern, photographed on a night with no fog, mist, rain or precipitation.

Below are 9 other times I photographed this "corner chord" pattern.

 Below are three more orbs with this pattern.

This "corner chord" pattern is one of 20 recurring patterns I have noticed in mysterious orbs I have photographed. The visual below shows these patterns (see here for a post that shows lots of examples of most of these patterns).

The Spooky Walkway Got Spookier

At a park where I photograph there's a walkway which looks all dark and spooky at night. I will occasionally see people walking down it, seeming to kind of vanish into the darkness.  On March 16, 2017 and March 17, 2017, some purple orbs (and a green orb) made the walkway looked a little spookier, as shown below.

Multicolored Sky Orbs

The grid below shows various multicolored orbs I have photographed in the night sky on dry nights.  See here for the original posts with these photos.

Bands of the Baffling Balls

Photo date: June 16, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photos below show two mysterious orbs I photographed indoors. Both have stripes, like 300+ other mysterious orbs I have photographed (as shown here). Above the stripe in the top orb is a shape that dimly looks rather like a bird head.

Gotham Enigmas

Photo date: June 12, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

Below we see some mysterious orbs I photographed near buildings in New York City.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

Was the Blue Orb Resting on the Tower Tip?

Photo date: June 14, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious blue orb I photographed near a tall tower in Manhattan.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

Multicolored Sky Orbs

Photo date: June 13, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photos below show two mysterious orbs I photographed in the night sky.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

Darting and Dumbfounding

The photos below (taken on April 2, June 12, and June 16 of 2017) show mysterious orbs that all seem to be moving fast.  See here for 500+ other photos of speeding orbs.

Intersecting Stripes of the Strange Orb

Below we see two mysterious orbs I photographed on June 13, 2017 and June 15, 2017.  In the top one we see a strange intersection of two stripes, one curved and one straight.  With these photos I have now photographed 325 mysterious orbs with stripes (see here for these photos).

Did the Orb Block Their Window View?

Photo date: June 14, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious transparent orb I photographed near a building in New York City. 

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

Mint-Colored Mystery

Photo date: June 14, 2017. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious orb I photographed near a building in New York City. When I looked at a table showing shades of green, I saw the orb's color seemed to match the "Mint" shade of green.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.